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steps and the reaction that followed, i'm joined by nathan brown, an expert on egyptian constitutional law and politics. he's a professor at george washington university. do you find it significant that this wasn't just tahrir square but alexandria, port said. >> oh, yes. essentially most of the non-islammist political forces in egypt-- that is the brotherhood and others aside-- have lined up against us. the real question is are they going to be able to form a united front? and do they have any strategy by which to overturn morsi's decisions. >> suarez: what exactly has he done through these decrees? what did he say-- what powers did he give to himself, basically, until there's a constitution? >> well, he did a lot of little things. he dismissed the old prosecutor, seen as a hold-over from the old rejewel. he promised new trials. but the main thing that he did was to take all of his actions, and place them outside of court review. and he also made impossible to disband the constitutional assembly that is now writing the document. he had already assumed not simply presidential powers but le
steps and the reaction that followed, i'm joined by nathan brown, an expert on egyptian constitutional law and politics. he's a professor at george washington university. do you find it significant that this wasn't just tahrir square but alexandria, port said. >> oh, yes. essentially most of the non-islammist political forces in egypt-- that is the brotherhood and others aside-- have lined up against us. the real question is are they going to be able to form a united front? and do they...
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that was the only court that found that that law blocked challenges to the affordable care act. the supreme court ins final health care ruling said that that act did not apply. >> brown: briefly, so now there's a chance it will come back to the supreme court. >> i'll bet you dollars on donuts. >> brown: you will? >> if liberty university loses, that liberty university will be back at the supreme court probably next year. >> brown: i'm not taking a bet against you. we'll talk about it if it happens, of course. marcia coyle, thanks again. >> my pleasure, jeff. >> suarez: we'll be back shortly with a look at the age gap in the votes cast in this year's presidential election. but first, this is pledge week on pbs. >> suarez: finally tonight, we turn to politics and a look at the impact of the youth vote in this year's presidential election. in 2008, young people went to the polls in record numbers, with 66% of 18- to 29-year-olds supporting president obama, helping to sweep him to victory. but this year the president's support among that age group dipped to 60%, although young voter
that was the only court that found that that law blocked challenges to the affordable care act. the supreme court ins final health care ruling said that that act did not apply. >> brown: briefly, so now there's a chance it will come back to the supreme court. >> i'll bet you dollars on donuts. >> brown: you will? >> if liberty university loses, that liberty university will be back at the supreme court probably next year. >> brown: i'm not taking a bet against you....
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that was the only court that found that that law blocked challenges to the affordable care act. the supreme court ins final health care ruling said that that act did not apply. >> brown: briefly, so now there's a chance it will come back to the supreme court. >> i'll bet you dollars on donuts. >> brown: you will? >> if liberty university loses, that liberty university will be back at the supreme court probably next year. >> brown: i'm not taking a bet against you. we'll talk about it if it happens, of course. marcia coyle, thanks again. >> my pleasure, jeff. >> suarez: we'll be back shortly with a look at the age gap in the votes cast in this year's presidential election. but first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support. and that support helps keep programs like ours on the air. >> brown: for those stations not taking a pledge break, we take a second look at a pacific northwest tribe struggling to reclaim land threatened by rising sea levels. our story was a partnership with the public media project, earth- fix and k
that was the only court that found that that law blocked challenges to the affordable care act. the supreme court ins final health care ruling said that that act did not apply. >> brown: briefly, so now there's a chance it will come back to the supreme court. >> i'll bet you dollars on donuts. >> brown: you will? >> if liberty university loses, that liberty university will be back at the supreme court probably next year. >> brown: i'm not taking a bet against you....
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laws controlling newspapers could mushroom into censorship. he said he wanted changes the way newspapers regulate themselves but not new laws. >> the issue of principle is that for the first time we would have crossed the rubicon of writing elements of press regulation into the law of the land. we should, i believe, be wary of any legislation that has the potential to infringe free speech and a free suppress. >> hear hear! >> reporter: describes the phone hacking and other intrusions suffered by innocent victims like millie dougher will, justice leveson depicted a press out of control, those "reckless regard for accuracy" would resist and dismiss complainants almost a matter of course and "showed a recklessness in prioritizing sensational stories almost irrespective of the harm caused, heedless of the public interest." >> good morning. any thoughts today? >> rupert murdoch in new york today, the judge also said there was no evidence to support allegations that there was a grand bargain between the tory leadership and the murdochs, exchanging n
laws controlling newspapers could mushroom into censorship. he said he wanted changes the way newspapers regulate themselves but not new laws. >> the issue of principle is that for the first time we would have crossed the rubicon of writing elements of press regulation into the law of the land. we should, i believe, be wary of any legislation that has the potential to infringe free speech and a free suppress. >> hear hear! >> reporter: describes the phone hacking and other...
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let's take the uncertainty away from 12 million people and say "get in line, get right with the law, learn english, pay your taxes and one day you can be an american citizen." and you know what those 12 million people will do with the uncertain any their life? they will buy that house, they will buy that car. they will expand the business they're already in and they will pay more taxes and be right with the law. our nation cannot continue to have millions of people and we don't know who they are. i want them registered with the country and i want them fulfilling the responsibility that i and the senator fulfill as citizens of this nation. it is their responsibility and we should give them that opportunity. >> suarez: luis gutierrez of illinois, kay bailey hutchison of texas, thanks to you both. >> thank you. >> brown: we'll be back shortly with the "daily download", our look at politics and social media. but first: this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support. >> brown: finally tonight we continue our regular look at the interse
let's take the uncertainty away from 12 million people and say "get in line, get right with the law, learn english, pay your taxes and one day you can be an american citizen." and you know what those 12 million people will do with the uncertain any their life? they will buy that house, they will buy that car. they will expand the business they're already in and they will pay more taxes and be right with the law. our nation cannot continue to have millions of people and we don't know...
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if they do pursue citizenship-- which they can under the law as it is today-- they would go behind the people who are already in line so that there is a fairness in the system to those who have waited for years to become regularized. but they will have a preference in that they will be here legally, can work, and build up all of their seniority while they are waiting in the line. >> suarez: senator, would you say the prospects for a bill of this kind have changed? have gotten better since the election? >> i do think that people are now realizing that we've got to have immigration reform and speaking only for myself i believe that doing immigration reform in pieces is going to be achievable rather than trying to do comprehensive which gets bogged down in extraneous issues that make it very hard to come to a total big conclusion. >> suarez: representative gutierrez, today the hispanic caucus laid out a set of principles it would want to see in any immigration reform bills. given what you and the caucus members said today, is the senator's achieve proposal at least a place to begin the co
if they do pursue citizenship-- which they can under the law as it is today-- they would go behind the people who are already in line so that there is a fairness in the system to those who have waited for years to become regularized. but they will have a preference in that they will be here legally, can work, and build up all of their seniority while they are waiting in the line. >> suarez: senator, would you say the prospects for a bill of this kind have changed? have gotten better since...